Barry Pepper
Pepper in San Diego, California
Born	Barry Robert Pepper (1970-04-04) April 4, 1970 (age 42) Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Cindy Pepper (1997–present; 1 child)
Website
http://www.barrypepper.com

Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing roles like Sergeant Michael Strank in the Clint Eastwood film, Flags of Our Fathers, Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan, Roger Maris in 61*, and Ned Pepper in True Grit. He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award and in 2011 won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Robert F. Kennedy in the Canadian/American miniseries, The Kennedys.

Early life[link]

Pepper, youngest of three sons, was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, the son of a retired lumberjack.^[1] When Pepper was five years old, his family set sail in a homemade ship, navigating through the South Pacific islands for five years.^[1][2] His education was completed in both public schools and correspondence courses. Due to the lack of television as entertainment, the family used sketch acting as a means of fun. When the family had finished their travels, they returned to Canada and set up a shop on Denman Island off Vancouver Island.

Career[link]

He is best known for his role as the sniper Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan. Barry Pepper also portrayed a prison guard Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, appeared as Frank Slaughtery in Spike Lee's 25th Hour, as journalist Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers, his leading role in the film Battlefield Earth, his depiction of Roger Maris in Billy Crystal's HBO film 61*, as Dale Earnhardt in the ESPN produced film 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, and as Dan Morris in the film Seven Pounds, with Will Smith. Pepper provided the voice for Alex Mercer, the protagonist of the video game Prototype and the voice for Corporal Dunn, a character in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Pepper won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance in Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000. He has stated that, had he known he was going to win the award in advance, he would have gladly accepted it in person.^[3] Pepper will star in psychological thriller Frost Road which is being directed by Call of Duty creator Keith Arem.^[4]

He also appeared in Jagged Edge's music video for "Goodbye".

He recently starred as Robert F. Kennedy in the TV mini-series The Kennedys, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

• 2002: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television" – 61*

DVD Exclusive Awards

• 2006: Nominated, "Best Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie" – The Snow Walker

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 2001: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie" – 61*
• 2011: Won, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie" – The Kennedys

Genie Awards

• 2004: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" – The Snow Walker

Golden Globe Awards

• 2002: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television" – 61*

Independent Spirit Awards

• 2006: Nominated, "Best Supporting Male" – The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Leo Awards

• 2004: Won, "Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama" – The Snow Walker

Online Film Critics Society Awards

• 1999: Won, "Best Ensemble Cast Performance" – Saving Private Ryan (shared with co-stars)

Razzie Awards

• 2001: Won, "Worst Supporting Actor" – Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

Satellite Awards

• 2011: Nominated, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film – When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• 1999: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast" – Saving Private Ryan (shared w/co-stars)
• 2000: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast" – The Green Mile (shared w/co-stars)
• 2005: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries" – 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

Western Heritage Awards

• 2006: Won, "Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture" – The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (shared w/producers & co-stars)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Barry Pepper at the Internet Movie Database